We’re going region by region, giving you one fun fact about each team in the tournament.
(1) Syracuse
Syracuse’s colors were originally pink and blue, but the class of 1890 changed it to orange. A member of that class explained the switch at his 50th reunion in 1940: “What kind of ‘whoopee’ can be made with [...]

It’s time once again for the game that is, given the autumnal season, raking its way across the nation: GUESS THE THEME! All the clips below having something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments.
Janis Joplin – Me & Bobby McGee
Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
Lou Reed – Walk On The [...]

When Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, she left behind a will that included an offbeat stipulation: $2,500 to fund a hard-partying wake in her memory. Her loved ones threw the bash three weeks later at the Lion’s Share, a San Anselmo, CA venue that had hosted many of Joplin’s [...]